allopolyploidy — [al΄ō päl′ə ploi΄dē, al΄əpäl′ə ploi΄dē] n. 〚 ALLO + POLYPLOID + Y3〛 the state of having two or more sets of chromosomes derived from parents of different species or widely differing strains allopolyploid n … Universalium

allopolyploidy — [al΄ō päl′ə ploi΄dē, al΄əpäl′ə ploi΄dē] n. [ ALLO + POLYPLOID + Y3] the state of having two or more sets of chromosomes derived from parents of different species or widely differing strains allopolyploid n., adj … English World dictionary

allopolyploidy — noun A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from the interbreeding of different species. Several important crops such as wheat, cotton and canola are of allopolyploidy that contains two or more… … Wiktionary

allopolyploidy — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷dē noun ( es) : the state of having more than two genomes more or less dissimilar and derived from two or more different ancestral species compare autopolyploidy … Useful english dictionary